Apple Safari up to 10.0 WebKit Web Inspector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Safari up to 10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit Web Inspector. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2377. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.0 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebKit Web Inspector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 03/28/2017. The weakness was shared 03/27/2017 by Vicki Pfau (lokihardt) with Tencent Security Response Center as HT207600 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2377 since 12/01/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99167 (macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196754 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3257-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99167) and SecurityFocus (BID 97129†). The entries VDB-95939, VDB-96539, VDB-97603 and VDB-98600 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 99167
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207600
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 10.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207600
Researcher: Vicki Pfau (lokihardt)
Organization: Tencent Security Response Center
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2377 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98599
SecurityFocus: 97129 - Apple iOS and Safari Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2377 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038137

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 10:54
Updated: 11/15/2022 15:05
Changes: 03/28/2017 10:54 (79), 08/20/2020 16:11 (8), 11/15/2022 15:05 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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